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Porsche Boxster shifter and cables are working out nicely so far and trial fit indicates they are perfect length as well. A little trimming to the shifter base made it close to 5 inches wide.

Made mounts and tabs for the shifter, hand brake lever, and center tunnel / console. I expect to have room and run the waterlines (both radiator, heater & bleed lines) through the center spine and AC, electric and brake & throttle lines/cable in the space under the console cover (to be fabricated).

Also just ran across a PPG topcoat called Vibrance Soft Touch Clear (VC5225) which is a two part clear recommended over their Deltron basecoats. Anyone have experience with this product?

Digging up an old thread on this topic. Anyone have experience with the cheaper (and US available) version of soft touch paint from US Paint - Insignia Soft Touch Clear ES (PK3101) top coating? Looks like a quart kit runs $65, so that has my attention. My plan would be to use it on the dash...

I’m thinking about the black soft touch paint like BMW and others use but concerned with the long term durability.

Dave, welcome to the forum. I’m about 2 hrs west of you here in Texas and am building a mostly scratch built 40. Check out my build page here and you are welcome to come out and visit & see it in person too. I’ve heard RCR may have a bit of a wait from order to delivery so figure that into...

So far, yes spray foamed (minimal expanding) in roof of spider as I epoxied the inner & outer panels together, foamed the A pillars and formed the shape and glassed over them, and foamed between the trapped area between bulkhead door jam and engine bay aluminum. I also plan to do some on the...

.040in 5052 Aluminum

Moved my focus to the front subframe. Since these were the largest pieces of sheet metal I have left to address, I wanted to knock them out. Made the floor section first, drilled and secured. Made a pattern and spent 1-2hrs getting the cardboard shape right before cutting the side panels...

Sounds like you got a sound idea, however I would use insulation foam board in desired thickness. It is easy to shape and light weight and lay a couple of layers of fiberglass matting over it when secured in proper location.

Some more finishing work to do but happy with the progress and a model for the passenger side. Looks like I need to raise the bottom cut of the dash about an inch also.

Joe, what was your source for the clam locator pins? I have a cheesy nylon set but like the style and size of those you are using. BTW how long are the stems that hold them in place and are they threaded?

5052 aluminum

Thanks for your insight Randy. Rivets are a bit easier to remove than welds LOL. I am definitely making the sill covers and at least these front covers bolt on. I have yet to mount them so have time while making these other panels around that area. I am keeping this in mind and trying not to...

Door/dash support…will add holes to replicate the original placement & sizes.

The good thing is if you over arch them slightly, then the retaining nut should flatten them out and make for a nice fit.

Need a couple opinions and/or experience on needing access to the fuel neck and vent connections. I’m planning on enclosing this area and sealing it from the cockpit for obvious safety reasons as you can see with these pics. My going in plan is to permanently seal the inside box and have...

I got a used 300 with my TIG and went through 2 full tanks with the majority of making my chassis with mostly a gas lense. I did find I went through the second bottle significantly faster due to using a longer supply hose (standard was 4ft vs 25ft) when I needed to work across the shop but not...

Worked with this panel a bit more by heat shrinking about 50% of the warping I had out first and about another 25% by adding a short 90 bend on the outside edge of the panel. After drilling and cleco fastening it down, I'm satisfied with it enough to keep my effort in the panel instead of...

Nice! Do you think that will give you enough room not to have a bulkhead bump out between the seats?